Graphophone-clock.



H. L. HARTENSTEIN. GRAPHOPHONB cLoc'K.

APPLIGATION I'ILBD JULY 19 1909.

1,104,260. 'Pai-,ented July 21, 1914 4 SHEETVSHBET l.

was

Patented July 21, 1914 4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

@y @www mit@ H. L. HARTENSTEIN.

GRAPHOPHONE CLOCK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1909.

1,104,260, Patented July 21, 1914 4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

H. L. HARTENSTBIN.

GRAPHOPHONE CLOCK. APPLIGATION FILED JULY 1a, 1909.

1,104,260. `Patented July 21, 1914.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

weg/s,

HERMAN L; HARTENSTEIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GRAPHOIHONE-CLOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Application led July 1.9, 1909. Serial No. 508,424.

Patented July 21, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

` Be it known that I, HERMAN L. HARTEN- STEIN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Graphophone- Clocks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in combined clocks and talking machines and has for one of its objects the provision of improved means associated with the clock mechanism for intermittently releasing or operating the talking mechanism, whereby the hour and fractions thereof or any other information `may be automatically announced.

A further object is to provide improved means whereby the record will receive a definite and uniform degree of movement at each operation of the mechanism.

A further object is to provide improved means whereby the talking mechanism may be readily detached from the clock mechanism, the record readily removed, and a record contai ing any selection substituted, and the mechanism operated without interfering with or stopping the operation of the clock.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects as will appear the invention consists in the features of novelty in the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described' and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings. illustrating an exempliiication ofl the invention, and in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly 1n section and with parts broken away, of a clock 'having an improved attachment constructed in accordance with the'principles of this invention applied ,theret/o. Fig. 2 is a longitu dinal 'sectional viewfon line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is' aftransverse sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4 -4 of Fig. 6. Fig-5 is a sectional view on line 5 5 of.Fig. 3, also showing some of the parts in adjusted position. Fig. is a sectional View on line 6 6 of Fig. 4. Fig. ,7 is a modified form of the tripping or releasing mechanism for the talking mechanism.` Fig.' 8 is asectional view on line 8 8 ^of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a sectional view on line 9 9 of Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is` still another modied form of the stop mechanism for the motor. Fig. 11 is a detail sectional view on :designated generally by the reference numeral 18 in Fig. 2. This talking machine is provided with theusual support 19 for the record 20 which in the present exemplilication of the invention is shown in the form of a cylinder and is adapted to be readily removed and replaced upon the support 19 The in the ordinary and usual manner. support upon which the record 20 is mounte'd is provided with a gear 21 with which gears 22 mesh and one of these gears is sel cured to the feed screw 23. The record sup-` port is provided with a pulley 24 by means of which the support and record may be rotated. Motion is imparted to' the support fromy the motor 25 which operates a shaft 26 and a pulley 27 secured to' the shaft. A belt 28 is provided which connects the4 pulley 27 l with the pulley 24 so that when the motor shaft 26 is operated, motion will be imparted to the record in the ordinary manner. The pulley 27 is provided with a projecting hub 29 which may be of any desired length and this hub is provided with a grooved periphery in the form of a spiral thread and rotates when the shaft 26 rotates.

Mounted upon a suitable support 31 which latter is preferably secured to the support 17 is an arm 32 which is provided with a depending projectioh or extension 33. The arm 32 projects across the drum 29 and the projection 33 thereof is adapted to enter the grooves formed by the threads 30 and is adapted to be shifted laterally as the drum rotates so that when the projection 33 reaches the end of the'groovef the drum and shaft 26 willl be stopped. In order to accomplisliv this result thev arm 32 is supported for lateral movement upon the support 31 and is provided with, a sleeve" 34 extending transversely of one e'nd thereof, and through which sleeve the support 31 loosely passes. An elastic member 35. such as a coil s ring or the like, is provided which surroun s the support 31 and is disposed between one end of the sleeve 34 and a stop 36 so that when the arm 32 is being advanced in one direction by the drum 29, the elastic member will be compressed and will remain compressed until the arm 32 is raised to rock the latter about its support 31 to 4permit the shaft 26 and drum 29 to rotate. When the arm is thus raised, the tension of the elastic member 35 will automatically shift'the arm toward the front end of the drum` and when the arm reaches this end, it is automatically lowered so that the projection 33 thereon will enter the groove at the front end to be again advanced by the rotation of the drum.

In order to elevate the arm 32, there is provided a shaft 37, upon which is mounted a double cam 38 (shown more clearly in Fig.

6). This shaft 37 is journaled in suitable bearings 39 which latter are preferably secured to the support 17. Secured to the shaft 37 is a gear 40which in turn meshes with a gear 41 on a shaft 42 mounted in suitable bearings 43 so that when the shaft 42 is rotated, motion will be imparted to the shaft 37 to rotate the cam 38 and to raise the arm 32.

In order to hold the arm 32 elevated so that the projection 33 will not enter the groove on the drum 29 as the arm is shifted under the influence of the elastic member 357 the cam 38 is provided with extended edges upon which the arm 32 rests during the movement of the latter toward the forward end of the drum and by the time the arm has reached the limit of its movement in this direction, the cam 38 will assume a posit-ion to permit the projection 33 to drop into the groove of the threads 30 on the drum.

The shaft 42 ma be intermittently rotated from the cloc worksin any desired or suitable manner but is preferably connected so that the spring which operates the striking mechanism will impart movement to the shaft and for this purpose the shaft A42 may be provided with a ear 44, preferably in the form of a sproc et which is secured to( one end thereof and over which a flexiblemember 45, such as a sprocket chain o r the like, passes. Y (See Fig. 1.) This flexible member 45 also passes over a sprocket on the shaft 46 which is journaled in a suitable bearing supported by the casin 15 preferably adjacent the top thereof an in proximity to the clock Works. This shaft 46 extends into the casing 16, as shown more clearly in Fig. 2, and is provided with another sprocket wheel 47.'. .The shaft 46 receives its movement fromI the controller wheel 48, which latter is operated by the ordinary s ring which imparts movement vto the contro ler wheel in all clock mechanisms and this controller wheel meshes with a suitable ear 49 on a shaft 50 to which shaft is secur l a sprocket wheel 51 and a flexible member52, such as a sprocket chain, is provided which passes over the sprockets 46, 51, so thatwhen the controller wheel 48 is released, the spring 53 will rotate the same to impart motion to the shaft 42 through the medium of the connecting sprocket wheels and chains. The usual de'-v tent 54 is rovided for controlling the movement of the wheel 48 and the wheel is provided with a series of uniformly spaced stop notches 55 in the eriphery, which notches are of a uniform dpth so that each time t-he detent 54 is released and operated, the controller wheel 48 will have a uniform or definite degree of movement so that the record 2O will also have a uniform and' definite degree of movement during each operation.

Any suitable means `may be provided for tripping the detent 54 at re lar or predetermined intervals and for t is purpose the arbor shaft 56 to which the minute hand is connected is provided with -a cam 57 (see Fig. l), which cam is adapted to engage and rock a pendent 58 to which is secured an arm 59 and which Vlat-ter is adapted to be moved into engagement with the detent 54 to raise the latter when the cam 57 on the arbor shaft rocks the pendent. It willthus be seen that as the minute hand reaches a predetermined point, the cam 57 will automatically shift the detent 54 to release the controller wheel 48 and when thus released the drum 29 and consequently the motor 25 moved out of engagement Withthe drum 29,

the motor 25 will start to rotate the shaft 26 and the drum 29 and conse uently the record 20 so that by the time t e arm 32 reaches the limit of its movement under the influence of the spring 35 and the cam 38 has assumed a position to permit the projection 33 on the arm to enter the groove 30 on the drum, the record will have started to move and when the arm reaches the limit of its movement under the influence of its drum 29, the motor 25 as well as the record 20 Vwill be sto ped.

The repro ucer 59 is supported upon a carriage 60 (see Figs. 3 and 5), which latter moves on the usual guide 61 and is provided with the usual arm or .projection 62 coperating with the worm or screw shaft 23 by means of which the reproducer is advanced Vintermittently in one direction when the' shaft 23 is rotated under the influence of the gears 22 in the usual manner. 62 is adapted to be moved out of engagement with the shaft 23 together with the stylus or needle 63, which latter is moved out of engagement with the record 2O in the ordinary and usual manner,A that is, by means of a lever 64 and when the stylus and ,arm 62 are thus shifted, the reproducer may ion This arm incasso y be returned to its original or start-ing' position in any desired or suitable manner, but in the present exempliication of the invention, itis returned through the medium of a weight 65, which latter is connected lto a flexible member 66, Which in turn passes over e suitable pulley 67 and is connected to the reproducer carriage as at 68. llhe limit of the movement of the reproducer carriage under the inliuence of the Weight 65, which latter is located and moves Within a com partment- 69 in the base of the casing l5, is controlled by means of a. stop 7G, supported by a rod or member 71,- vvhich latter passes through a suitable collar or portion 72 of the reproducer carriage, and this rod 7l is' adj ustably mounted in a suitable bearing as at 73 by means of `which the position ot the stop 70 may be varied.

in order to automatically shift the arm 'G2 and stylus out of operative position when the latter has reached the end of the recel-d20, there is provided asupport 7d, (see lligs. 3, and ll) which is pivotally mounted to any suitable support, preferably to the guide Y6l or the reproducer carriage. Secured to this support Z is a guide *55, secured to which and projecting beyond the ends thereof are members 76.,- 7'27. These members l76, 77, are spaced from the support Tl and one or the members, preferably the member 76, is provided with an inclined or beveled extremity 78. The guide 75 and members 76, 7? are so located that when the carriage is moving `from the position shown in Fig; 3 toward 'the right, the lever @el will project under the guide to hold the-stylus in operative position with respect to the record. rEhe extremity oi the member 'Z6 terminates at a-point so that When the carriage reaches the limit of its movement in one direction, the lever 64e will pass from under the member 76 yand over an elastic member 79 in the `-orrn or a spring which is `so arranged that vvhen the lever @et passes fout ,ont engagement with the member 7G, it will raise the lever ed to move 'the arm 62 out of engagement With the screvv shaft 23 and 'to raise `the stylus'. As the lever (lll is raised under the iniluence oi the spring 79, the Weight will draw the carriage and repro-ducer toward the opposite end of the record, causing; the end of the lever (Se to ride up the inclined extremity 78 of the member 76 to a position on top of the guide 75, Where it will be held until the carriage and reproducer reaches the limit of its movement in the opposite direction. is the carriage reaches the limit of its movement in this direction, the lever 6e will pass oil of the member 77 and under an elastic member 80 such as a springl or the like, which latter forces the lever downwardly to a position that when the carriage and reproducer are advanced under the intion are of such dimensions 'with ,holding the support 7a elevated to per i' .connect with a tubular member 8l" is preferably rluence of the screw or Worm shaft 23, the

lever will pass under the guide l5 to hold the parts in operative position.. ln order to permit ready access to the reproducer so that it may be shifted from any position after it has started to advance, the support le is pivotally mounted, as set forth, and is adapted to be raised by the operator for this purpose, access being" had 'to the support preferably through a suitable opening having a closure Sl in the front of the casing' l5. rEhe support may be held in an operative position in any desired or suitable manner, preferably by means of an er; ension 82 thereon, which ent-ers an opening a support S3 and the'opening and Tyrc/vies to each other that the projection will have irictional engagement with the support S3 te lock the support 'le against accidental displacement Any suitable means may be provide l t the adjustment of the reproducer and this purpose an elastic member Q4' such UJI,

a spring, or the like, may be provided, one

extremity of which is Secured to the support 7 and the other extremity is provided with a shoulder or offsetportion 85 adapted to engage over the end or the supi'nort ywhen the support 74 is elevated, as sho-Wn more clearly in. 1g., 5L

The 'tubular member 8G which connected 'to the reproducer 59 is adapted to pree-- ably located in' the compartment 69 base of the casing' i6 and which latter nas communication with an opening` 88 extending through 'the front Wall of the casing l5 (see 2)..

7n order to use the talking mechanism independently of the clock mechanism, sultjable mechanism is provided for disconnecting the cloclr mechanism therefrom and for this purpose a lever 89 is provided which ulcrumed intermediate its ends, as at 90, to a suitable support tl located within the casing l5, shown-more clearly in Figs. 2. and I@ne extremity of this lever projects 'through the casing1 Yand 1s adapted to cooperate with a suitable rack 92 'for locking the lever in any its adjusted positions. Connected to the other extremity of the lever is. a laterally projecting; arm 93, which extends below arm and` is or a length to engage the ail 3Q iii any position of the latter. lllhen the lever 89 is depressed, the arm 93 will be raised to engage the arm 32 to raise the projection 33 out of engagement with the grooves and the drum 29 and by locking," the lever 89 the arm 32 will be held in its raised position so as to permit the talking mechanism to freely operate, the records being removed and replaced in the ordinary and reo Well known manner. `When the lever 89 is released, the arm 93 may be returned by means of a suitable elastic member 94 provided for this purpose.

ln the exemplitication of the invention shown in Figs. 7, S and 9, the controller Wheel 48 and detent 54 are dispensed with, together with the connecting sprocket chains 45, 52, and cooperating sprocket Wheels 44, and the arm 95 is raised directly by the cam 57 on the arbor shaft'. In order to accomplish this result, there is provided a lever 96 which is pivoted intermediate its ends as at 97 to a. suitable support. One end 98 of the lever 9G is deflected laterally and projects under the arm 95. The other end of the lever is connected to an arm 99 of the detent 100 by means of a member 101 `which is preferably sectional in construction and provided with a turn buckle 102 for adjustably connecting the sections. lVith this construction and when the arbor shaft is rotated, the cam l' will ,rock the detent 100 and will raise the arm 95 to' permit the latter to be automatically adjusted by the spring 103 in a manner similar to the manner in lWhich thev arm 32 is adjusted by the elastic member 35. A support 103a is provided which has a laterally projecting portion 104 for receiving the extremity of the `arm 95 when the latter is raised so that the projection 95a on the arm will be held out of engagement with the drum 29 as the arm moves under the influence of the elastic member 103.

ln the form of the invention shown in Fig. 10, the member 101 is connected to an arm 105, which latter is fulcrumed as at 106 intermediate its ends. The free eX- tremityl 107 of the arm 105 is provided with a downwardly opening notch or recess 108 adapted to pass overa pin or projection 109 on a gear 110, which latter meshes With a gear 111 secured to the pulley 27. In this forni of the invention When the arm 105 is rocked, the gear 110 will be released andas the shaft 2G rotates, the gear 110 will be rotated and Willcontinue until the pin 109 assumes a position to permit the notch or recess 108 in the end 107 of the arm to pass thereove'r to stop the gear 110 and consequently the shaft 2G. With this improved construction, it will be 4apparent that as the record Will have a definite degree of movement each time the mechanism is operated, it will be possible to properly reset the reproducer With respect to `the record so as to announce the proper time whenever the clock is set after having been stopped accidentally. Furthermore, the record may be properly divided into uniform spaces to contain the information to be announced at each operation of the mechanism without Wasting or losing any space on the record.

Obviously the talking mechanism maybe placed Within the casing in any desired or suitable position and when once placed in position, access may be had thereto through openings in the Walls of the casing 15 Which openings may be closed by suitable closures In order that the invention might be fully understood7 the details of the foregoing embodiments thereof have been thus specifically described, but

What is claimed as new is- 1. The combination of a clock striking train, a talking machine, mechanism operatively connecting the two7 means controlled by the clock mechanism for controlling the operation of the talking machine and means to lock the talking machine out of connection with the striking train whereby it may be independently operated.

2. The combination with a clock striking train, a .sound producing machine including a record, means for operating the record, means for controlling the operation of the record, including means for rendering the talking machine inoperative' and for permitting a uniform and denite degree of movement of the record at each operation thereof, means operated at predetermined intervals by the clock movement for automatically operating the said controlling mechanism, and manual means independent of the clock striking train and the last said means for operating the said controlling means.

3. The combination with a clock striking train, a sound producing machine including a record, means for operating the record, means for controlling the operation of the record, including means for rendering the talking machine inoperative and for permitting a uniform and definite degree of movement of the record at each operation thereof, means operated at predetermined intervals by the clock movement for automatically operating the said controlling mechanism, and means independent of the said train for operating the said controlling means and for locking the same to permit the talking machine to operate independently of the clock.

4. The combination with a sound producing machine including a record, means for imparting motion to the' record, stop mechanism for the record, releasing mechanism for the stop mechanism, a clock striking train associated with said machine, means operated at predetermined intervals by the said train for tripping the said stop mechanism, and means other than the last said means for rendering the stop mechanism inactive to permit the sound producing machine to operate independently of the clock.

5. In combination with a clock striking train, a talking machine including a record,

CII

means for moving the record, controlling mechanism for the record including a rotatable member operatively related to the record, a pivotally supported member adapted to engage the said rotatable member 'to stop the record, means operated periodically by the said train for tripping said pivoted member to release the record, and means under the control of the operator for shifting and holding said pivoted member out of operative position whereby the talking machine may operate independently of the clock mechanism.

6.l ln combination with a clock striking train, a talking machine including a record, a motor for moving the record, a rotatable member operatively related to the motor a pivoted member coperating with the rotatablc member to stop the record, means whereby the pivoted member will be shifted by the rotatable member to permit a deinite and uniform degree of movement of the record at each operation, and means operatively-related to said train for automatically shifting said pivoted member to release the record.

7. ln combination with a clock striking train, a talking machine including a record, a motor for moving the record, a rotatable member operatively related to the motor3 a pivoted member cooperating with the rotatable member to stop the record, means whereby the piv'oted member will be shifted by the rotatable member to permit a denite and uniform degree of movement of the record at each operation, means operatively related to said train for automatically shifting said pivoted member to release the record, and means under the control of the operator for shifting and holding said pivoted member out ot operative position with respect to the rotatable member.

8. ln combination with a clock striking train, a talking machine including a record, a motor for moving the record, a rotatable member operatively related to the motor, a pivoted member coperating with the rotatable member to stop the record, means whereby the pivoted member will be shifted by the rotatable member to permit a definite and uniform degree of movement of the record at each operation, and means periodically operated by the said train for shifting said pivoted member to release the record.

9. ln combination with a clock striking train, a talking machine including a record1 a motor for moving the record, a rotatable member operatively related to the motor., a pivote'd member coperating with the rotatable member to stop the record, means whereby the pivoted member will be shifted in one direction by the rotatable member to permit a definite and unitorm degree of movement of the record at each operation thereof, means operatively related to eeid train for automatically tripping said pivoted member to release the record and means for returning the shittable one of the said rotatable and pivoted members when the pivoted member is tripped.

l0. ln combination with a clock Striking train` a talking machine including a record, a. motor tor movingl the record, a rotatable member operatively related to the motor, a pivoted member coperating with the rota table member to stop the record, means whereby the pivoted member will be shifted in one direction by the rotatable member to permit a deinite and uniform degree of movement of therecord at each operation thereof, means operatively related to said train for automatically tripping said piv oted member to release the record, and means for returning the shiftable one of the said rotatable and pivoted members when the pivoted member is tripped, said tripping means also serving to hold the members separated during such return movement.

ll.. ln combination with a clock striking I train, a talking machine including a records a motor for moving the record, a rotatable member operatively related to the motor9 a pivoted member cooperating with the rotatable member to stop the record, means whereby the pivoted member will beshiiited in one direction by the rotatable member to permit a dei'inite and uniform degree oi' movement to the record at each operation thereof, means operatively related to said train for automatically trippin@I said pivoted member to release the recor and elastic means for returning the shiftable one of the said rotatable and pivoted members when the pivoted member is tripped.

l2. in combination with a clock striking train, a talking'machinea rotatable member operatively related 'to the talking machine and provided with a spiral thread on its periphery, a bodily movable and pivotally supported member provided with a portion adapted to'coperate with the thread to be advanced to the end of the thread to stop the record, and means operatively related to said train for automatically moving said member out et engagement with the thread 13. ln combination with a clock striking train, a 'talking machine, a rotatable member operatively related to the talking maf chine and provided with a spiral thread on its periphery, a bodily movable and pivotally supported member provided with a portion adapted to cooperate with the thread to be advanced to the end of the thread to stop the record, means'operatively related to said train for automatically moving said member out of engagement with the thread, and means for automatically shifting1 the said member to a position to engage the other end of the thread.

le. combination with a clock striking nio/imo train7 a talkingf machine, a rotatable niernloer operatively related to the talking inaciiine end provided with a spiral thread on its periphery, e bodily r'novalole and pivotelly supported rneinloer provided with a portion to coperate'witli the thread to 1oe edvnnced to the end oli the thread to stop record9 means operatively related to said trein 'for automatically moving said inem- `oer ont o' engagement with the thread, ineens for automatically tripping said pvniember to move the.v same out or ennge'ment with they thread, and means for returning' the membertovverd the ntl? end tlireedz, seid tripping; means also in combination with a clock striking trein7 a talking machine, e rotatable inemoer operatively related to the talking inaicnine end pro-vided with a spiral thread on i om-'pliery e loodily movable and pivotnsnj oportecl member cooperating with the 1/ :move said roemloer toward one end *l read, said member loeing adapted lee yfenced tlie lthread to' the otlier end reor and against the tension of the elastic "lle record, and means opel`- o said trein for nnte/meti- .croit 'life ely related y tripping tine pivoted member to elastic member to return the inner to the o-tlier end of tlie tlirea 5. iin combination `with n eloclr in, a talking .nieelnine9 a rotatable inereivelj/ related to the talking vided with a spiral thread on its `y, e bodily movable and pivotalljv n i d nieroloer Cooperating with the 7tie ineens tending normally to member toward one end of the taid member teinty adapted to loe adv nw oy *lie thread to t e 'other end tlfierem ist the tension or the elastic morn e 3 the record, ineens operatii/ely relate to e train Alor' automatically tripping 'the nivo-ted inem-lier to permit the elastic n1- to return pivoted member to end of i ne thread, and additional s `for tripping said pivoted meniben ln combination hWitl'i e clock etrilfing etalking niecliine, rotatable inem er opere-tively related to the talking machine t nd nrovidec" ith a. spiral thread on its pev movable and pivotal :37, loodu ed. rneinloer cooperating With the elastic ineens tending normally to i lier towerd one end oi: the thi-eed :said

yniemeer `1oeing edapted to loe advanced by the thread to the other end thereooiJ end against the tension of the elastic member 'to stop the record, and means operatively rel to said trein for automatically "l thread, said member train, e talking machine, o rotatable member operatively related to the talking machine and provided with n spiral thread on its peripiiervw n bodily movable and pivotally supported nieniloer cooperating with the thread, elastic, ineens tending normally to move said member toward one end of the thread, said member being adapted to loe advanced loy the thread ,to the other end thereof and against the tension of the elastio member to stop the record, and means operatively related to said train for nutoinatieallv' tripping the pivoted member to permit the elastic member return the pivoted member other end of the thread, said tripping rneens inclnling a member having an extended 'luce adapted to engage the pivoted .member to release the letter and to said member out of operative `position with respect to the rotatable member during tile said return movement.

i9, combination tvitli clock striking train, talking machine, rotatable inember operatively related to the talking mw cliine and provided with e yrel thread4 on its -ioeripliery, jpivota-lly supported and ioodily movable member cooperating with the thread, ineens tending normally to move the pivoted inern'ber toward one end of the said ineinler r1oeiv g" ndnpted to be odvencedvloy e thread to the other end thereof and eeeinst the tension of the last seid means stop the record, a pivotally supported member adapted to loe moved its pivot engage and trip the first said pivotedinemter to release the record, end ineens controlled by said train for moi/'ine' the second said j oivoted member.

/Illu combination Witl` fr, clock strilfi train e talking machine, n i operatively to the and provided with a epirnf riploery, n pivotally sueno movable mer-eee thread, means eaiol riveted member ad on its oeand bodily with the c ly to move the aowaro one end of the being; ednpted to be advanced by the thread t "ne other end thereof the tension of the last said ineens to :Stop the record, e pivotally supported niemeer adapted to loe moved rabout its pivot to engnge :and trip the :irst said pivoted m oer to release the record, means Controlled by the trein for moving tlie second `pivoted member7 `md additional for moving the first :mid

pivoted member into inoperative position and holding the same in such position With respect to the said rotary member.

Q1. lnccrrbination with a clock striking train, a talking machine, a rotatable member operatively related to the talking machine and provided With a spiral thread on its periphery, a pivotally supported and bodily movable member cooperating with the thread. means tending normally to move the said pivoted member toward one end of the thread, said member being adapted to be advanced by the thread to the other end" thereof and against the tension of the last said means to stop the record, a pivotally supported member adapted to be moved about its pivot to engage and trip the iirst said pivoted member to release the record, means controlled by the said train for` moving the second said pivoted member, the last said means including a controller Wheel having uniformly spaced stops, a detent adapted to cooperate with the stops, and a cam operatively related to kthe minute hand arbor for tripping the detent.

22. In combination With a clock striking train, a talking machine, a rotatable member operatively related to the talking machine and provided with a spiral thread on its periphery, a pivotally supported and bodilymovable member coperating with the thread, means tending normally to move the said pivoted member toward one end of the thread, said member being adapted to be advanced by the thread to the other end thereof and against the tension of the last said means to stop the record, a pivotally supported member adapted to be moved about its pivot to engage and trip the first said pivoted member to release t-he record, means controlled by the said train for moving the second said pivoted member, the second said pivoted member having an extended bearing faceior holding the first said pivoted member in operative position with respect to the rotatable member during the said return movement.

23. ln combination with a clock striking train, a talking machine including a record, means for cont-rolling the movement of the record comprising a rotatable member operatively connected With the record, said member being provided with a stop, a pivotally supported member adapted to engage the stopfor stopping the record, whereby the record Will always move a delinite and uniform degree, whenever released, means for tripping said pivoted member to release therecord, means operated at predetermined intervals by the said train for automatically operating the last said means, additional means under the control of the operator for rendering said stop mechanism inactive whereby the talking machine may be operated independently of the clock mechanism.

ln testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses, on this 16th day of July, A. D. 1909.

HERMAN L. HARTENSTElN.

lVitnesses:

J. H. JooHUixn'Jr., M. W. CANTWELL. 

